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The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1887-04-28

Cuthbert Lib raj
L&st Sunday night as Mr.. G. q
Foster lay dying, his little girl,
just two years old, lingeredaround
the bed side begging to kiss
papa" Before going to sleep IL
had been her custom to Kiss her
father and say snightpapa - Sew
eral persons stood and sat around
the bedside of the dying man ana
the little child seemed to realize
that something was wrong. She
was taken from the room and an
effort made to get her to sleep,
but all in vain. She cried and
begged to ''kiss papa and would
not lie comforted. At length SIC
vay brought back to the bel
where the unconscious, dying pa
rent lay breathing heavily, and
being placed beside him, she land
her little hand upon HIS face, KISS.
ed him sweetly, said might papa
and in moment afterward, being
put to bed, went Immediately to
sleep an slept sweetly th y % the
night. But when she walked Mo 4
day morning his spirit had return
ed to the God who gave 1t, and
though unconscious to the fact,
the little one was left an orphan
indeed. May the God of the
fatherless watch over her and bless
her.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1887-04-28
Martyrs to Headache

Seek relief in vain, until they begin to
use Ayers Sarsaparilla. Then they, re-
sret the years OF suffering they might
have escaped had they tried this remedy
earlier. The trouble was constitutional
not local and, until Ayers Sarsapa-
FILA did its effective work as an
Alternative and Blood Purifier, they were
compelled to suffer.
Ths wife Of Samuel Page, q Austin
st., Lowell, Mass, was, for long time,
subject to severe headaches, the result
of stomach and liver disorders. A per-
feet cure has been effected by Ayers
Sarsararilia.
Frank Roberts, 72z Washington st.,
Boston. says that he formerly had ter
tible headaches, and until he took
Ayers Sarsaparilla, never found any
medicine that would give
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1887-04-28

Some attached signifance to the
visit of the officials to Brunswick,
just as the residents Of Port Roy
al did to Vanderbilt'5 visit to tl'eir
city, but the Centraps President
says there is nothing in it. The
report that the Ceutralis after the
Brunswick and Western is an old
one that was widely circulated
over three years ago, and has got
to be a SORT OF a chestnut" -Sa-
yanpah Morning Nesg.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1887-04-28
What a Webster FarmAr Has Done.

What a Webster Farmar Has Done.
Tho Am sricus correspondence
to thu Macon Telegraph contains
the following:
"Can farmers in this section
raise their own homa supplies,a and
does it pay to do so? We offer
the following In favor of the affir-
native side Of the question:
About ten years ago, one of the
prominent farmers in Webster
county publicly remarked that he
would not allow q stalk of corn or
hog to grow on his place. He
planted "all cotton" He contin-
ued this policy for several years,
made large crops of cotton, but
s)ma how always "came out be-
hind at the end OF the year. At
last he concluded to try the other
play-to raise his own PROVISIONS
and see how that would work. He
was badly in debt, but in few
years he succeeded in getting his
lands from uuder mortgage, and
is now on the high-road to pros
perity. Oaly a few days ago he
brought to this city and sold to
one of our provision dealers nine
ty-four shoulders Of bacon sur
plus meat raised on his farm"
Reader, do you see the moral in
the above? If not, then logic
would hardly reach you.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1887-04-28

The following from the Monte
yuma Record is so pertinent that
we give it place in our col
umns: "That is right, Mr.. Editor,
60 ahead AMI boom up the town. 1"
That is the way they talk to US.
1t costs us money to boom up a
town, and the way to boom up the
town is to boom up the paper.
and then we'll know that you ap-
preciets our efforts to enhance the
value of your property. Editors
would have more of this worlds
goods if they would look more to
their own instead of the public
good"
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1887-04-28
A captains Fortunate Discovery.

Capt. Coleman, schr. Weymouth, plying
between Atlantic City and n. Y, had
been tfou5led with q cough 50 that be was
unable to sleep, and was induced to try
DR.. Kings New Discovery Tor Consunp-
ton. Il not only gave him instant relief
bat alayed the extreme soreness In bis
brcast Ills children @ere 81 ni.ady affect
ca and single dose bad She sane happy
effect Dr. Kings New Discovery Is now
the standard rsmedg 10 the CDisman house.
hold, and on board the schooner
Free Trial Bottles Of this staaiard Rem.
edy al Crouch Bros Drug Store.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1887-04-28
A BAD BEGINNING.

81 want to be an angel"
Sings the maiden in the choir;
She pines for wings and thinks she'd like
To twang golden Tyre.
But if she'd note the costumes
Of ma dens of to-day,
She'd surely see that angels
Would never dress that way.
For instance, take the bu, ties,
Such as you'll daily meet,
Now, wouldn't they look queer, IL worn
Upon the golden street?
And Saratoga waves and bangs,
And false teeth and blondlne;
An angel, girls. with such affairs
Would surely ne'er be geen.
SO, girls, If you're in earnest,
You see you've started wrong,
And if you're not, why don't you quit,
And sing some other spng7
Merchant Traveller.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1887-04-28

RocKDALE county, this State.
has a peculiar liqlor law. In
that county liquor is sold by only
one person. He IS Appointed by
the grand jury to sell for melici-
ual purposes. anl is not allowe |
to keep more than ten gallons OF
spirits on han a one tims.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1887-04-28

The skeleton OF confederate
soldier was plowe1 up Friday on
Sid Phelan's farm near Kirkwood.
Besides the bones. three brass
buttons, two bullets, a piece of
cloth and a half dozen small ivory
buttons were found in the old
grave. The field in which the sol
der was laid to rest was the one
upon which the hard fighting was
done on July % 1854, and the
very spot where the hero's grave
was made was one where the bull
let's flew thickt st.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1887-04-28
A BURGLARS LETTER TO THE
PRESS.

The Athens Banner atchmau
of Saturday contains the follow
ing letter, which it says is a genu-
ine document and postmarked
Brunswick. Tie writer is sup
posed to be one of the party re-
Gently operating in Athens and
vicinity:
"ANYwHERE, April 7, 1897-Ed-
itors Banner Waterman: Perhaps
you would like to knew why there
are so many burglars IN the land,
and l being one OF that profession
will enlighten you. Most all of
US are mechanics who are out of
work and cannot get work to do.
1t is easy for the man who is do
lug well tc talk and say we could
get work if we wanted to, but let
him try it and he will find he is
mistaken. It is steal or starve,
and |, like the rest OF mankind,
prefer to steal. The day has ar
rived when a man without money
or friends cannot oct work to do.
eff you want to stop tramps
and burglars, let the government
establish factories and york shops,
and give all employment who
want to work. Then when man
is found loa6ng send him to the
chain-gang. If this is done you
will see but little crime in the land.
How do you expect a man to be
honest when his wife and children
are crying for bread? II he is
honest under the eircum stances
he is void of manhood. The few
have much and the many have
nothing. You have your gold
locked up in iron safes, but we
are organized and there is not a
county in the State Of Georgia
but where we have members, and
we are spreading out over the
land, and are determined to put
the money III circulation.
"When God made this earth he
made man to inhsbit it, aud one
man has as much right to the land
as any other. 1t was intended as
common property, and unless this
great government does something
for our relief, and that soon, you
will see much trouble in this land
of the free. The chain-gang has
no terrors for us, we know re are
better off in the .chain-gang than
out, for there we are Fed and cloth
ed and only have to work, and that
we are willing to do. / wish your
people to try the experiment of
hiring every idle man they meet,
AMI see how little crime there
would be in the land.
"Our organizations headquar-
ters ara in Chicago, and we have
agents travelling over the country,
organizing us into gangs and Civ
ing US lessons in house breaking
and safe opening. We have only
been organized about sixty days,
We are just starting, but in six
months we will make the whole
country warm from one end to the
other; you would be surprised to
know who belongs to our band and
who are III sympathy with US.
BURGLAR.
''P. S. "A friend of mine PROM
ises to mail this for me, and l
suppose he will do it.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1887-04-28
Interesting hxperlenees.

Hiram Cameron, Fur itars Dealer OF
Columbus. Ga, tells his experience. thus:
For three years have tried every re a.
ely Gu the market for Stomach and Xii.
ney Disorders, bot got no relief, anti /
used Electric BitlerA Took five bottles
and am nov cured, an1 :Aihk Riceric BIT
ters the Best Blood Purifier n the wo III. Z"
Major A. y. Rssi, ~ West Liberty,
KY used Ele'lrlc BI'tara Tor an old stan /.
ing Kidney affection AMI says "Nothing
yer done M 70 ma1ch god as Flee.
~
\ Is bottle by I reach Iiros,
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1887-04-28
The Meanest Man on Record.
Manchester Press.

Georgia boasts Of two stingY
men. One Of them will not drink
as much wat er as he wants unless
It's from another mans we'll: the
second requires his family to write
small hand" to save ink, and
the third stops his clock at night
in order to save the wear, and tear
of the machinery. 1t is a small
matter to boast of, but New
Hampshire is not far 6ohlnI the
Empire of state of the south in
this direction. There lives in this
state, or did few months ago,
man who once presented bill to
the administrator Of his fathers
estate for time lost in attending
the old gentleman's funeral.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1887-04-28

M ohy shorten la11ran ieaens pain,
but il greatly duanisha tIia danger T. u e
II both NTH ~ anl chilli II usyd a frw
mlnlhs baibre cpnalrAeat. wdlet, The
Bra lhell Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ca.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1887-04-28
Under a Mother Hubbard.

Last night a novel game was play
ed on Conductor Harris, of the
down fast Georgia Railroad trim.
When the train stoppe at Unio n
Point, Captain Harris noticed two
negro womsn get aboard and one
of them was dressed in a loose
mother hubbard. When he went
through the car he failed to fad
bat one Of the women aud upon
questioning the negro she said
that somebody had snatched the
other girls ticket away and she
had to get off. The Captain did
not suspect anything wrong, but
when the train reached Barnett
the missing woman came from I'm
der the mother hubbard of her
companion and got off unnoticed
by the conductor, but to the
amusement of the other passen-
gers, who saw her when she made
good her exit from under the ex-
pressly loose made dress. This is
a capital and working scheme of
the railroad beats, and is said to
lie practiced often. Conductors
will now keep an eye on the
Mother Hubbard. Augusta
News.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1887-04-28

playing about him, he heard a
ring at the door bell. loo old
and stiff to go to the door, he call
ed the visitor to come in. In
stepped Death.
"WhatF' exclaimed the old man.
come SO soonY
yes" answered Death, who,
cycling hiF old acquaintance, ad-
ded: 81 have come for you, as /
promised"
PROMISED" said the old man.
eyes, you promised to send me
three messengers before you your
self would come in person, and 1
have not seen one OF them"
81 sent them" said D saith, "ani
il you did not see them, it was not
my fault"
NV hen did you send your mes
sengers, for l have not the FAINT
est recollection OF their coming?"
rejoinoi the old man.
Il sent them" answered Death;
"ani if they cane quietly and
gently reminded you in looks AMI
by touches, you should have heed
ed their silent but very expressive
lmonitions."
Explain yourself" said the old
mn; Cor I do not IN lerstanI.
You talk in ri,l-l!es or fables"
easily enough done," said
Death.
"Wlea [ 6cst came yo9 ware a
Young man; yolr hair was black
as ravens wing -now it is gray,
and yopr locks are thinnel by age.
That was my first messenger.
Those eyes of yours were bright
and undimmed by age; nov 1 see
you use glasses to all your failing
sight. That was my second mes
sen5er. That form Of yours was
stout, strong, u1bent by years;
now yoa totter as you walk and
lean upon your cane for support.
That was my third messenger.
Your babe, whom [ saw in your
lap, has grown to mans estate
and is himself father. AMI your
grandchildren remini you that
your years have not been few"
"Blt her me-" said the old
man; "what you have said is very
true; bat my cares AMI business
affairs have been Sd great that [
have neglected to nuke prepara-
ton for SO important and serious
a journey. l have made no prep
aration to meet you, o Death,
though | knew you were coming
at soma future time, but not 50
soon. I am not prepared to meet
my Creator an1 JUICE just now.
Give me little more ime-just
a few years more, will you not?'
"No," answered Death; eff you
have failed to attend to SO great
matter for 50 long time, the fault
Is yours. not mine. warned you,
but you needed not; you must now
go, prepared or unprepared, and
the consequences be upon your
own immortal soul. Come" and
laying his cold hand upon the old
man his soul departed.
Reader, how are you acting in
this matter? Have you seen or
felt the touches of any of the mes
sengers?
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1887-04-28
liver Pills.

Use Or. Gums Liver Pills for Sallow
Complexion, pimpes on the Fac, and
Biiliou3acss Never siclens or gripes'
Olly ole for dpa, Samples fr5o at w.
G. KonAricks Daws,n, Ca
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1887-04-28
Perm anenE Eel:ef.

Every Spring, for years" writes
LIZZIE VI. Bcycau, 800 Fifteenth st.,
Brooklyn, n. y. II have bad into!cr-
able headaches. ] commenced the use
uf Ayers Sarsapariita last Aarrh, and
have not had headache since that
tHue."
~ suffered from headache. iadigas-
iion, and debility, and was hardly adj,
to drag myself about the house." writes
Mrs NJ. NJ. Lewis, Of \ St., Lowell,
Mass Ayers SarsGpariila ,ias worked
81 marvellous change IL my case. ! LJw
feel strong and well Us ever"
Jonas Garman, ESQ, Of Lykins, Pa.
writes: For wears I have suffered
dreadfuliy, every Spring, from heaaache.
RAISED 10y impui;y Of the blood and
biiouSHcsS. 1t seemed for days and
weeks that my head would split open.
Nothing relieved me till | took Ayers
Sarsapa-illa. This medicine las cured
me completely"
When Mrs. Genevra Delanmcr, Of -
Bridge ST., Springfield. Mass, began TO
GSe Ayers Sarsapariila, she had suffered
Tor some years from a serious affection
ul the kidneys. Every Spring, also she
was afflicted with headache. loss OF
erretitc, aul Indigestion. y friend per
Raad.,i her 10 use Ayers SarsapariIla.
rhr'h boueftcd her wonderfully Her
health is now perfect. Martyrs 10 head
ache should try
Ayers SGr3apariIIa,
Prepared by DrJC. Aver S Co., Lowell, Mass
itiee 81, six bottles, 81. Worth - bottle
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1887-04-28

N"NieSS. IT, causes, and new
h qua successful CURE At yom own
Eli, "olhe, by one who was deaf twenty
s s,sht Years. Treated III most ~ Tho noted
i, IL u without benefit O.red himself
NJ ~. mon .hs, and since then hundreds
ta6o'. Fun particulars sent on appli-
H. \, - r. ;. PAGE,
" " est Slsi street New York City.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1887-04-28

Tho Importance Of purifying the blood can
not be ovcrestimated, for without pure blood
you cannot enjoy good health
At this season nearly every one, needs q
good medicine to purify, yltalizc, and enrich
the blood, and VIC ask you to try Hoods
Hoo,,l;o. .. Sarsaparilla. Itstrengthens
FCCuiiclt ard builds up the systems
creates an appetite, and tones the digestion,
Willie it eradicates disease. Tie peculiar
combination, proportion, and preparation
Of tie vegetable remedies used give to
H, Hoods o,5 s3To4p pond2s p'e No To Itself
other medicine iiassuch arecord Of wonderful
cures. Ii you have made up your mind to
buy Hoods Sarsararilla do not be induced to
take any other instead. 1t is Peculiar
Medicine, and Is worthy your confidence.
Hoods Sarsaparlila is sold by all druggists.
Prepared by G. /. Hood & Co, Lowell, Mass.
100 DoGe3 Orc Dollar
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1887-04-28
TnE BREEZY NEW YORK GIRL.

A correspondent of the Phila-
delphia Press at Atlantic City
tells some queer stories. Here
is one. @
"Bless me? Don't put that in!"
Don't put what in. ma'am?'
"Why-that that whisky cock.
tail!
"Ahr
Uncle would have a fit if he
saw it"
"What shall We call it?"
Baggage"
eyes, ma'am. To removing one
trunk, twenty FIVE cents"
That's better. Uncle's such q
business man that he will surely
want to know where the trunk was
removed to. However, l had rath-
er talk to him on the question OF
the trunk than about whisky
cocktail. Ugh!"
1t was bright eyed girl in a
trim brown gown, with quaint
Major Tar bour sleeves and red
Tam O'Shanter hat, squarlng her
account in the hotel office. She
had breezy air about her, 3 sug-
gestion Of independence, and posi-
tive assertion of sauciness AMI
self. reliance that made me know
before I inquired that she was a
New York girl. The New York
girls almost equal in number
Philadelphia maidens at Atlantic
City in the spring, especially at
the costly and fashionable hotels.
And there is no mistaking them.
They have a style of their own
that fits them as close and trim as
their tailor-ma dresses. Moth
ing can shake their confidence in
themselves. Note the business
like tone of this pretty one as she
inquiries, "Your terms, sir?" as
she elbows her way through the
crowd to the counter and puts her
name on the register, while the
clerk stands way off in deferent.al
admiration. "You mean, Of course,
for two persons" says she, as the
clerk whispers, Forty dollars o
week, ma'am." "Have my lug
gage sent mp, and just make fire
III the room; an !, Of course, | must
have something on the southern
side where there will be sunshine
and no winds. | sh1n't have no
room near the elevator shaft, and
must haze lar wardrobes.
That's all just now"
v hen he be ,ius to talk you
will find h very bright, quite up
Oh all the topics Of the day and
able haudle them we'll. Even a
ho2 e'y New York girl could be
.ife5ome.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1887-04-28
,lfe5oine.


The meanest man lives at West
Castleton, Tenn, and the Nash
Vile Union has started him on the
rounds. AT the beginning of last
month he made a wager with his
wife that she couldn't drink a
qnart Of milk day for thirty days
in February. If she did ne was
to give her a new silk dress; if
she failed she was to give him a
new suit Of clothes. The guile
less aud interpreting woman fin
ished her sixteenth quart Of milk
after heroic study with her re-
bellious stomach before she dis
covered that February had but
twenty eight days. The horrid
husband, who Gays 81 knew it all
the tine" is claiming The wages
Of his sin, but we suspect that
the temperature will be very low
when he gets it.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-03-03
TO ADVERTISERS.
The Free Press Recognized by Geo. II
Rowell Il Co., as the Best Ad-
yertising Medium In Hays
County.

The well known advertising agency
# Geo. p. Rowell ~ Co., OF New
York City, have issued an annual
Newspaper Directory for thirty years
or more, and these publications have
been generally recognized as authori'
ty on the matter of newspaper circu'
lation. In the regular issues OF the
Directory they have included all the
newspapers published in the United
States and Canada. Quite recently
however, they have issued con
densed list 1t gives only the bcS'
newspapers as advertising mediums
and hence is practically better, be-
cause more convenient than their
larger directory. Four-ffths OF the
newspapers of the United States are
practically Counted out" by intelli'
gent advertisers, who only want to
know the Jost. Hence the value Ct
the work under notice. Thepublish
ers in the preface well say;
Tt Sits tho wheat from the chaif
1t directs the attention of an adVer,
tiser toward papers which he shou'o
and ought TO use, and tends to IN
tercept q portion of that patronage
which goes to publications. which
cost greatly in excess OF any power
to benefit which they possess. Ii
takes the general ground, that the
best is the cheapest.
We need scarcely say that on this
plan, the FREE PRLss is given by the
book (see page 1881 rs the advertls-
ing medium of San Marcos and Hays
county, it being the only one o" me
list We respectfully invite the at
tention of advertisers, both at home
and abroad, to this fact.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-03-03
Heavy drilling

llCuNy uiihhS
10 yd.. 81 or s 1-3 cts. Heavy
cotton flannel ~ yds 81 or 8 ID
cts. Heavy bleached domestic no
starch yd. wide ~ yd 81 or s 1-3
cts. Heaviest brown domestic II
DDS 81 or s 1-3 cts. The very fin
est plaid and stripe dress gingham
new just opened) at 10 cts. worth
II 1-2 and Is cts, other dress ginS-
hams I3yds 81. Figured cretonnes
II yds 81, regular price Is cts, per
yd. Cashmareen in wine, cardinal,
navy blue, black, brown and tan at
5 cts peryd., former price 1Oc. Dress
lining in all colors at &c. Waist
lining at 1Oc. Dress prints 5 cts.
nothing better taken out of the
loom, and we remark right here we
do not sell quilt calico.) Misses and
children's braided, plated, pinked
waterproof under-skirts at soc re-
duced from 81. Ladies' handker-
chiefs warranted fast colors at Sc,
former price 10 and 15c. Ladies
solid colored hose patented seam 4
pair for 25cts. Misses grey mixed
ribbed hose 3 pair for 25c; child
ren's all wool hose 15c former price
csc. Ladies standing collars 5 for
Csc, cut down from 10c each;ladies
3 piece cape pure linen collars at
- 1-2c former 20 and 25c. Ladies
kid gloves 3, 4, and 5 buttons, in all
colors at 75c worth 81 to Sl.5O.
Our stock ribbons is very large, Just
think a Din ribbon in all shades pure
silk at 15c worth 35c. Pure lin
men damask towels % by A in at
45c per pair, regular prices 6Oc.
A MURDEROUS ASA ULT
With good intent, is made upon
buttons Of every description, rang
ing in prices from 25c to soc, this
is the odds and ends Of stock, you
can have them at 10c dozen. Our
bonanza corset for sec regular
price 75c.
The Knife is Laid at the Foot
Of the Shoe.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-03-03
Change of Terms of County Court.
Order of Court:


On motion of E. A. Vaughan, Com
missioner of Precinct No. 2, it is or
dered by the court that the terms OF
the Honorable County Court of Hays
County for civil and criminal bust
ness be and the same arc hereby
changed to four terms annually, and
to be held as follows, to-wit: On the
fourth Monday in January. April,
July, AMI October, and may remain
in session for three W eeks.
1t is fur Their ordered by the court
that this order be published IN the
three newspapers published in Hays
county for three consecutive weeks.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
CoUSTY OF Hans.
l. james G. Burleson, Clerk Of the
County Court, in and for the county
and State aforesaid. do hereby certi-
" the foregoing to be a true and cor
rect copy Of The order Of said court
as the same appears Of record in the
minutes o. said court IN Book ID {.
on Page l56.
In testimony whereof, witness my
hand and the seal Of saii court, at
Office in San Marcos, tins 2lst day Of
February. lSS7.
Il - Jas g. BrEIEsoy-
FJ34v37 Clerk c c. Hays Co. Texas